Chapter 21 Chapter 21 After committing suicide, I worry about the ones I raised during my lifetime...

Yesterday's live broadcast covered No. 005 and No. 006. The ghosts in the underworld originally thought that as usual today, Mr. You from the Extradition Department would start the live broadcast at No. 007, and after the live broadcast related to No. 008, he would complete the task and close the live broadcast room.

But unexpectedly, after the extradition office released the numbers today, before No. 001 of this round was called in, the live broadcast screen outside lit up.

You Yunyi sat on the dark lazy sofa, still looking listless, but what he said made the ghosts who had nothing to do all day very happy.

He said, "Starting today, the Extradition Office will broadcast live during its entire opening hours. However, due to the volume of visitors, we will, as before, only broadcast live two ghosts per day. The remaining ninety-eight ghost encounters will be compressed to a maximum of ten minutes, as per Extradition Office regulations. Okay, today's visitor, number 001, may come in."

The ghosts in the audience were delighted to hear this arrangement: "Oh, the underworld is so boring, this show is the only way to relieve the boredom."

Today's No. 001 is a depressed young girl with a cut wound on her left wrist that is almost cut in half.

You Yunyi glanced at him and said, "You go ahead and tell me about the cause of death, obsession, and anything else you want to say about your life. I'll keep track of the time. You only have ten minutes. I won't be as detailed as I was during the previous livestreams, where I gave each ghost an hour."

"Oh, okay. I'm suicidal. I have bipolar disorder and my mental state is not very good. My obsession is my two cats and a dog. I don't know what will happen to them after I die..." No. 001 said in a soft voice.

"I've been dead for two years. I had been ill for ten years before I died. When I first became ill, I wanted to commit suicide, but my family and friends stopped me several times at first. Then one winter day, when no one was paying attention, I went out wearing only a thin pair of pajamas, hoping to freeze to death. But then I met my first cat."

"It was a stray tabby. Maybe it saw I was cold, or maybe it was cold too, but it suddenly ran out and jumped into my arms while I was sitting in the snow. I kept it, and it didn't die."

"I was only 20 years old at the time and had no source of income. My parents reluctantly agreed to let me keep a pet because I was sick, but they always looked down on it. I didn't want it to be despised like me, living under someone else's roof, or not being able to eat whenever it wanted. So I started working part-time, tried to get a regular job, and when I made enough money I rented a place on my own."

"With Little Lihua around, I still had to take medicine for my illness, but I felt much better in those years."

"I want my little raccoon to have the best life possible. He deserves it, so I have to work hard to earn money. I don't want him to be scared when I have a bipolar attack, even though he always comes to comfort me and clings to me after being scared, as if nothing will happen to him. So I cooperate with the treatment."

"But little Lihua suffered a lot while wandering around, and his health was not very good. When I brought him home, he was already three or four years old, not young anymore... He stayed with me for five years before he passed away."

Girl No. 001 continued her narration in a light voice, "After Little Lihua passed away, I was probably a bit shocked, and my mental state suddenly became bad. Later, I always liked to wander the streets, and then I picked up two cats and a dog..."

"I was actually pretty lucky. I was in a good spot at the time. I originally just posted a video online to commemorate my little tabby cat, and it unexpectedly went viral. After that, I recorded videos of new kittens and puppies I found... Although I couldn't go out to work because of my poor mental health at the time, I actually became more and more wealthy from my self-media work."

"My fans comforted me by saying that maybe Little Lihua was blessing me, wanting me to be rich and happy. I also tried to pick myself up, but the two cats and the dog I later had were not Little Lihua."

"I feel sorry for them, and for Little Lihua, because I brought them home hoping they could replace Little Lihua and cheer me up again. I'm even using them to make money... but I really need a source of income. My parents have given up on me, and I need money to support myself and my cats and dogs, so I can't stop doing self-media."

"I could only buy more delicious food and toys for my cats and dogs after I made money... But just before I committed suicide, I had some really bad thoughts. I thought... My little tabby never had such expensive snacks or such exquisite toys when he was alive. How could you, the ones who came after him, enjoy such luxury?"

"I knew my mental health issues were getting worse. I was afraid I'd end up hurting them sooner or later. Maybe it was because I stopped taking the medication for too long, but I ended up trying to commit suicide again." 001 raised his shaky left wrist. "This time it worked."

"But after I died, I felt much more lucid. Meng Po said this is because physical problems sustained during life don't continue with the soul after death. So my bipolar disorder seemed to have improved a lot. I began to regret not continuing to seek treatment. What I regret most is that I committed suicide before I could settle my cats and dogs. I don't know what will happen to them after I die, and I feel even more sorry for them."

"Mr. You, can you tell me how my two cats and one dog are doing?"

Six of the ten minutes of No. 001's time had already passed as she recounted it. You Yunyi flipped through the peephole, looked at the Zhiyin Wall, and gave the result briefly: "Within six months of your death, they will all die."

No. 001 was stunned.

The ghosts in the audience were also surprised: "How could it be..."

"Could it be that he was released to wander?"

"But weren't they originally stray cats and dogs? They wouldn't die in half a year, would they?"

"Maybe they were too young when they were picked up, or maybe they were picked up so long ago that they no longer have the ability to survive as wanderers, or maybe they encountered a natural disaster or man-made disaster."

"Ah, I thought No. 001's parents would care about their daughter's pet. Even if they don't like it, it's still their dead daughter's pet after all."

"Her parents didn't like pets to begin with. They got their first tabby cat because she was sick and young. And No. 001 also said her parents had given up on her. So even if they were sad about her death, they were probably more relieved. It's not surprising that they didn't want to take care of the cats and dogs left behind."

"well……"

However, to the audience's surprise, No. 001's parents did not actually ignore the cats and dogs left behind by No. 001 at the beginning.

You Yunyi continued while No. 001 was stunned, "Your parents did think you were troublesome and didn't like pets, but after you died, they felt they owed you something. Initially, they did want to take good care of the two cats and the dog you left behind."

"But firstly, they don't like pets themselves, secondly, they have no experience in raising pets, and thirdly, their ideas about raising pets are different from yours."

"So after your parents took your three pets home, their overall treatment plummeted. Then your second cat jumped from an unsealed balcony and fell to his death. After that, your parents sealed the windows. But then your second cat suddenly fell ill. Your parents didn't think to take it to the hospital, just thinking it was a nuisance because of the cat's random poop and urination. They finally endured it until the cat died, leaving only the dog."

"Your parents didn't have the habit of walking their dog at first. They thought your dog could use the litter box by itself like a cat, but they found out it couldn't."

No. 001 murmured, "It doesn't go to the toilet at home. It has to go outside. If it goes to the toilet at home, it's either because it really can't hold it anymore or it's sick..."

"Yes, your parents were very distressed about this, so they took the neighbor's advice and started walking the dog. However, they didn't have the habit of keeping the dog on a leash. The dog got lost at first, but it knew the way and was thinking about the cat at your parents' house, so it would return home on its own even if it got lost. Your parents felt more at ease and let it roam freely."

"But after both cats died, your dog got lost again. Your parents thought it would go back downstairs and wait for someone to press the elevator for it, just like before. But this time, it didn't go back. It ran all the way back to where it used to live with you, and was hit by a car and died on the way."

No. 001 opened his mouth, but no words came out.

The audience was filled with mixed emotions upon hearing this.

You Yunyi glanced at the time. Without waiting for No. 001 to calm down, he looked at the camera and said bluntly, "Based on the live broadcast room's configuration, those in the living world who can see this scene should be in similar situations to No. 001. They should be suicidal, have pets, or at least have some other attachment to the human world. Please think carefully before you die. Otherwise, the fate of No. 001 and his three pets, who immediately regretted their decision upon arriving in the underworld, can serve as a lesson for you."

The ghosts watching the live broadcast from the underworld: "...Ah, is it that straightforward?"

"But if someone is absolutely determined to die, like No. 001 who has a pathological mental illness, there's really no way to persuade them..."

"If you can persuade them, then do so. If you can persuade even one person, that's good. Some people might not have serious mental health issues, but they've been frightened by the fate of No. 001's three pets and are afraid to die, so they might have the energy to seek treatment."

"Mr. You is a little strange today, don't you think?"

"Yeah, that's a bit unusual. He never talked to the camera before, and he never threatened... I mean, he wouldn't persuade people in the living world. After he talked about the ghost's life and death, that was it. But today, not only did he broadcast the whole thing live, he also cared about the audience!"

"Haha, could it be that the King of Hell criticized me for being passive and lazy?"

A nearby ghost messenger said quietly, "Mr. You has been lazy for hundreds of years. How could His Majesty the King of Hell possibly criticize him..."

Inside the extradition office, You Yunyi glanced at the time and said to the still dazed No. 001, "You were worried about the fate of your pet after death. Now you know. Your obsession is over. Get out now. Your ten minutes are up."

No. 001 wanted to ask further: "Mr. You, what about their souls after they die..."

"Time's up." You Yunyi did not answer. He said that after ten minutes he could not answer every question, otherwise his twenty-four hours in a day would not be enough.

No. 001 had to leave reluctantly.

Then, Zhiyinqiang wanted to randomly play the scene of a dying person in the world watching the live broadcast as usual, but was interrupted by You Yunyi. This kind of thing that reduces efficiency will be done when it is the turn of the two accounts of a ghost for an hour.

"No. 002, come next." You Yunyi called out the number.